The Anti-Federalists: Help Needed Prominent Americans wrote essays and gave speeches to suppor 

02.03 The Anti-Federalists: Help Needed

Prominent Americans wrote essays and gave speeches to support their positions. You will now follow their example by writing and editing your own persuasive argument either for or against ratifying the Constitution. You will find it helpful to complete this?Activity on Argument Writing?before you begin.

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Please view the?Opinion Article or Speech Rubric?before starting your answering the questions

Choose whether to argue as a Federalist or as an Anti-Federalist. Review is you like

Using quotes from the?Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, write an opinion article for a newspaper, or create a speech podcast to convince people in your state to agree with your position. Include the following in your speech or article:

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introductory paragraph that clearly states your position as a Federalist or Anti-Federalist

at least two paragraphs describing differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist points of view. Use at least two quotes from each of theFederalist Papers?and?Anti-Federalist Papers.?

If you would like to explore more of the?Federalist Papers?and?Anti-Federalist Papers?to find your own quotes, these sites will be helpful.?

Federalist Papers

American Studies?at the University of Virginia

The Avalon Project?at Yale Law School

The Law Center?at the University of Oklahoma

Document Library?by Teaching American History

at least one paragraph to explain why you disagree with the opposing stance. For example, if you have chosen to argue as a Federalist, you will explain why you disagree with the Anti-Federalist position, using quotes from the documents to support your argument.

strong concluding paragraph that summarizes your argument and encourage others to support you

Your argument should be created in a formal style. One important element of formal writing is using third person point-of-view. The sentence “I believe that the Federalist’s structure of government” is written from first person point-of-view because it uses the pronoun “I.” The sentence “The Federalist’s structure of government” is written from third person point-of-view. In formal writing, use third person point-of-view. While you won’t really present your work to the Second Continental Congress, you should prepare your argument as if you will be sharing it with a group of very important members of Congress.

Edit your work before submitting. Be sure your article or speech has an introduction, a separate paragraph for each point you make, and a strong conclusion. If you choose to make a podcast, be sure you are in character when you perform your speech.?

Complete and submit your?Opinion Article or Speech?to?02.03 The Anti-Federalists.